Fishing float

Abstract

A fishing float which is particularly useful for nighttime fishing includes a top section including a light; a hollow middle section including an optional removable weight and a bottom section. First and second conductors extend from said light through the middle section to first and second portal in said bottom section. When the first and second conducting wires are exposed to water, the light is activated. The light is deactivated at a defined period of time after the float is removed from water. The bottom section may also include stored first and second plugs which are designed to plug the first and second portals to prevent the light from being activated when the float is in the water so that the float can be used without wasting battery power during the daytime.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fishing float having an exterior and interior;
 a light and a power source for said light;   at least one conducting wire extending from within said interior of said float to the exterior of said float, said conducting wire effective to activate said light when in contact with water and deactivate said light when not in contact with water;   a timing circuit in communication with said light, which keeps the light activated for a defined period of time after said conducting wire is removed from said water.   
     
     
         2 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 1  having a top section, a bottom section and a middle section which are separable from each other, wherein said light and said power source are in said top section. 
     
     
         3 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 1  wherein said fishing float includes first and second conducting wires that extend from the interior of said float to the exterior of said float and activate said light when said wires are in contact with water. 
     
     
         4 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 3  wherein said first and second wires extend through portals in said bottom section of said float to the exterior of said float and further wherein said bottom section includes first and second plugs adapted to plug said portals to prevent said wires from contacting water. 
     
     
         5 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 2  wherein said power source is a rechargeable battery and wherein said top section includes a charging port and wherein said top portion includes first and second separable portions, wherein said charging port is exposed to said exterior when said first and second portions are separated. 
     
     
         6 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 2  wherein an interior of said middle section is at least partially hollow and further comprises a removable cylindrical weight in said interior of said middle section, said weight held in position by said bottom section. 
     
     
         7 . A float having an interior and an exterior, further comprising:
 a top section;   a middle section;   a bottom section;   each of said sections separable from each other; and   further comprising a weight in said middle section wherein removing said bottom section from said middle section allows said weight to be removed from said middle section.   
     
     
         8 . The float claimed in  claim 7  wherein said top section includes a light and a power source for said light. 
     
     
         9 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 8  wherein said fishing float further comprises at least a first conducting wire extending from within said float through the interior of said float to the exterior of said float, wherein upon cont acting water, said conducting wire activates said light and wherein said light is deactivated when said conducting wire is out of said water, wherein said wire extends through a center of said weight. 
     
     
         10 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 9  wherein said float further includes a timing circuit in communication with said light, which keeps said light activated for a defined period of time after said wire is removed from said water. 
     
     
         11 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 9  wherein said float includes first and second wires that act to activate said light and wherein said first and second wires extend to the exterior of said float at first and second portals and wherein said bottom section further includes first and second stored plugs which are effective to plug said portals, preventing said light from being activated when in water. 
     
     
         12 . The fishing float claimed in  claim 8  wherein said top section includes a first portion and a second portion which are detachable from each other and wherein said top portion includes a charging port effective to recharge said power source and wherein said charging port is exposed to said exterior when said first portion is separated from said second portion. 
     
     
         13 . A fishing float having an exterior;
 a light;   and further having a top section;   a middle section; and   a bottom section;   said top section having a light and a power source and said float further including conducting wires extending from said top section through said middle and bottom sections to first and second portals in said bottom sections;   wherein said light is activated when said first and second wires contact water;   said bottom section further including stored first and second plugs effective to plug said first and second portals, preventing said wires from contacting water.